Device for feeding heated rooms with water vapor



Ap 9, 1935. M. coHENDY v DEVICE FOR FEEDING HEATED ROOMS WITHWATER'SVAPOR Filed Oct'. l, 1932 ulllllllllllllllllllllll/ MP1lllllhulllll Ill I l l l Il Il IIIIJWHP.. s l l I I I I l l I l I I I lI l I ll I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DEVICE FOR FEEDING HEATED ROOMS nWITH WATER VAPOR Michel Cohendy, Paris, France Application October 1,1932, Serial No. 635,836 In France October 31, 1931 1 Claim. (Cl.299-20) The present invention concerns a device for receptacle 6 intowhich a certain quantity of liqfeeding water vapor to the atmospherev ofrooms uid is poured. f heated through a heat generator or radiator. TheThe absorbing element is placed in such man-r device according to myinvention is chieily charner that its lower portion is immersed in theliquid acterized in that it comprises an absorbing and present inreceptacle 6 so that the liquid is ab-l .5

evaporating flat element the bottom of which is sorbed in an upwarddirection by the porous maimrnersed in a liquid bath and which isapplied terial of the absorbing element.. Said. element is eithervertically or obliquely against the heating applied against back 4whichis in Contact with surfaces of the generator or radiator so as thusto the heat radiator 3, and consequently it is con- 10 ensure theabsorption and then the evaporation stantly heated and its capacity ofabsorbing and 10 of the liquid. The device according to myinvenevaporating the liquid is considerably increased tion has theadvantage of being not too apparent, by the elevation of temperaturethat is imparted because it is possible to conceal it between theelethereto through back element 4 which actsas a ments of which arecomposed most of the heat support and as aheating plate. ,l .ngenerators or radiators. y The absorbing power of element I can bemainl5 According to a preferred embodiment of my intained by adding tothe liquid of receptacle 6 some vention, the absorbing element isapplied against drops of glycerin. Obviously any other substance asupport which is directly incontact with the improving the absorbingqualities of the matter heat generator or radiator. of which is madeelement I may be utilized.

My invention also comprises other characteris- It should be wellunderstood that the important 20 I tics which will result from thefollowing descripthing is that the absorbing element should be tion.thermically connected with the heating elements A preferred embodimentof my invention will of the heat radiator or generator, and that back behereinafter described with reference to the 4, which performs thatfunction in the embodiaccompanying drawing, giveny merely by way of mentshown in the drawing is merely shown by 25 example, and in which: way ofexample and could be replaced byany Fig. 1 is a perspective view of thedevice accordother equivalent means. ing to my invention iitted to aheat radiator such Generally Speaking, it ShOllld be Well undelas thosegenerally used in central heating plants; stood that while I havedisclosed what I deem to Figs. 2 and 3 are an elevational front view andbe a practical and eicient embodiment of my 30 a side view respectivelyofthe device according to invention, it should be well underStOOd that Id0 my invention; not wish to be limited thereto as there might be Figs.4 and 5 are an elevational front View and changes made in thearrangement, disposition a side view respectively of the absorbingelement and form of the parts without departing from the oi the deviceaccording to my invention; principle'of my invention as comprehendedwith- 35 The device for feeding vapor to the atmosphere in the scope ofthe appended claim. of a heated room according to my invention essen-What I claim is:

tially comprises an absorbing and evaporating A deVCe OI humdifyng theyaiIIlOSlDlflele-Of al flat element shown separately in Figs. 4 and 5,1'00111 heated by means 0f 2 radiator, Which C0111- 40 and a metallicsupport 2 (Figs. 2 and 3) through prises in combination, a reservoiradapted to con- 40 which said support is thermally connected with tain aliquid t0 be @VEDOIa'Ged OI' humidifyng the the heat radiator orgenerator 3 shown in dotted atmOSphere, Said reservoir Consisting Of'abOX 0f lines in Fig. 1. Very flat shape, one of the large faces of saidbox The absorbing and evaporating element I conbeing prolonged upwardlyso as to form a subsists of a substance having a porous texture, forstantially plane support, the vertical edges of 45 instance asbestos,having a very high power of which are bent so as to form grooves, apanel of absorption and evaporation. The metallic supasbestos engaged insaid grooves so as to be firmly port 2 for said element I comprises aback 4 (Figs. applied against the inner side of said support,

2 and 3) the Vertical edges of which are bent said panel extendingdownwardly to a certain disso as to form grooves 51, 52 (Figs. 2 and 3)which tance into said box so as to dip in the liquid there- 50 areadapted to receive and to hold in position the in, and means forsupporting the device in a verabsorbing element against said back 4.tical position.

The lower part of the metallic support 2 forms a MICHEL COI-IENDY. v

